Posts Tagged ‘bridges’

Though you can’t tell from the ice flows in this picture, strong whirlpools form under this bridge. During the few hot days of summer, kids will climb atop the bridge and plunge into the deep flow. During the torrent flood of melting snow caps in spring, surfers in wetsuits will tie themselves to the bridge, fight their way onto surfboards, and challenge the relentless current (which means they perpetually end up drinking freshly melted glacier).

This old train bridge crossing the Bow River, is just a short walk down the trail from our home. Originally built by coal miners, the strong iron structure now hosts pedestrians; a quiet trail system where noisy infrastructure used to be.